Inquest Set Over Death of Truck Driver Langman
A scheduled inquest will probe the death of 42 year old William Langman who collapsed and died yesterday. His stomach is to be sent for toxicology testing to Iowa City.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1931
Page
5
A scheduled inquest will probe the death of 42 year old William Langman who collapsed and died yesterday. His stomach is to be sent for toxicology testing to Iowa City.
Des Moines reports stamps valued at 724500 dollars will be affixed to oleo margarine once a new five cent per pound tax on butter substitutes takes effect. This measure accompanies the broader levy and marks the government move to regulate substitutes entering the market.
Armour and Company will shift Rioux City packing plant workers to a five day week starting today. There will be no work on Mondays and weekly earnings will remain unchanged, according to general manager Ieyan Dee.
In Carroll county a potato field yielded an iron pot containing 650 old coins believed hidden by a deceased former farm owner Kad Lynehe. The discovery followed farmers cultivating potatoes after Timmermans found the cache in a hill of spuds.
Reed Walker free on bond after arraignment on arson in connection with a fire that accompanied the Brayton Savints bank robbery. Grand jury will review, while related reassessment steps and court appeals unfold in nearby Keokuk and Mahaska counties. Funeral and memorial notices in Des Moines and Clear Lake reflect regional obituaries and local church events.
Lemke, 42, had been the object of searchers since Wednesday. One of the bodies was found by an airplane search Saturday. two others were recovered at half hour intervals. Stoux City scene reports. Wayrynen, 18, died when the auto he rode in crashed into the Joy National Bank after colliding with another car from Scranton. Leon W. Tyler, 45, fatally injured when he touched a 13 000 volt line while working for the Sioux City Service Company.
Burlington June 16 A damage suit on file in district court seeks 4.00 from Dr. John McKitter for injuries allegedly caused when minor John D. Diewold was struck by the doctor’s automobile.
Police seek fingerprints to identify thieves who robbed the Oden Chevrolet Company of 3000 dollars in cash and checks, cracking the safe with tools stolen from the shop. The event occurred in the main showroom as crowds passed outside.
Community groups from health to religious societies hosted a Children’s Day program with a Sun day school poem Life’s Weavers. A long list of visitors and attendees came to United Presbyterian Church events, plus a large funeral service for J. A. Moore head, with extensive attendance from friends and relatives across Iowa, Nebraska, and nearby towns.
A scientific study of tree rings in old timbers from New Mexico shows dwellings existed there as early as 700 A D. This pushes back the timeline of settlement well before Columbus and highlights ancient habitation in the region.
The 1931 class at the U S Military Academy West Point graduates in full dress uniform march to receive diplomas and commissions from Assistant Secretary of War Frederick Payne at the battle monument with the Hudson River and mountains in the background.
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